Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$409,844,302

Total expenses

$368,439,711

Contributions and grants received

$390,399,195

Grants paid

$237,536,203

Program service revenue

$1,410,951

Investment income

$16,459,551

Other revenue

$1,574,605

Total assets, end of year

$794,620,255

Total liabilities, end of year

$98,487,471

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$696,132,784

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$333,079,252

Management and general expenses

$24,112,420

Fundraising expenses

$11,248,039

Program service expenses (Part III)

$333,079,252

Program services were 90.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Saving Jewish Lives: Relief and social welfare programs provide human services and support to Jews in need in countries around the world. Services are provided to those individuals that meet criteria relevant to the local environment, such as poverty and income levels, the existence or lack of available social services within a country, and consideration for physical mobility, disabilities, and unique circumstances. Programs include: 1)food and nutritional support; 2)development of social services; 3)homecare; 4)medical services, equipment, and medicines; 5)emergency grants.In 2023, JDC continued its historic and wide-ranging response to the conflict in Ukraine, which required increased emergency humanitarian support work in the country, in numerous European (cont. on Sched. O) border countries hosting refugees, and other post-Soviet nations impacted by the crisis and global inflation. JDC leveraged its preexisting infrastructure in Ukraine (including its social service center network, JCCs, thousands of JDC staff, social service center professionals, homecare workers, and JDC-trained Jewish community volunteers) and partnerships with local Jewish communities in Europe and continued to use them for emergency response, in which they worked on multiple fronts: In Ukraine, JDC provided ongoing care to more than 41,000 Jews the elderly, poor, displaced, and newly impoverished people including basic and emergency essentials like food, medicine, water, homecare for the homebound and sick. JDC aided 29,000 people with winter survival needs, including: wood, coal, canned and dehydrated foods, support for covering utilities' costs, heaters, warm clothes, blankets, subzero sleeping bags, and electric bedding. JDC-supported Hesed social service centers and Jewish community centers continued to be utilized as emergency warming centers with generators. JDC delivered more than 800 tons of humanitarian aid including food, medicine, and other crucial supplies to Jews in Ukraine and Moldova. Together with local European Jewish communities, JDC provided support to 13,000+ Jewish refugees, including long term integration support from housing to education, employment and trauma care, and Jewish community participation. JDC expanded its network of Trauma Support Centers across Ukraine to provide counseling and assistance. With eight centers now operating around the country, hundreds were provided much-needed mental health services. With schools remaining closed in numerous locations, JDC organized online and offline educational opportunities for Jewish children, often based in local JCCs, including tutoring in critical subject areas and soft skills like strengthening social connections. JDC delivered financial and employment assistance to community members devastated by skyrocketing inflation and diminished job opportunities, especially middle-aged people who are newly unemployed. This assistance includes access to online remote and freelance work, as well as skill training.In addition to Ukraine, JDC continued to work across the former Soviet Union addressing the humanitarian needs of tens of thousands of vulnerable Jews and building Jewish life. For more than three decades, JDC has done this nonpolitical work across 2,000 locations in 11 countries, from Moldova to Russia, Georgia to Belarus, and nations across the Caucuses and Central Asia. Assistance was delivered through our network of 62 Hesed social service centers, supplemented by a corps of 6,600+ volunteers, trained and deployed through JDC-supported Volunteer Centers across the FSU. In 2023, JDC provided 70,649 of the most vulnerable Jewish elderly in the former Soviet Union (FSU) with much-needed relief and welfare services. JDC also managed to maintain core services (i.e., homecare, food, and medicine) at approximately the same level as before due to major operational efforts on all levels, and the expansion of certain elements (mainly food and medicine). We provided 22,014 needy elderly in the former Soviet Union with approximately more than 22 million hours of homecare.In 2023, JDC remained committed to the needs of the most vulnerable Jewish communities and their members, providing immediate support for the Jewish community in Marrakesh, Morocco, following the powerful earthquake there, as well as swift and long-term assistance to the Jewish community of Djerba, Tunisia after the attack on the annual Lag B'Omer celebration. Additionally, JDC provided social support to Jewish communities in the wake of the October 7th terror attacks which made communities in the region increasingly vulnerable.JDC's continuing work with Jewish communities around the world focused on vulnerable communities, including those in Latin America like Argentina, to provide humanitarian aid and strengthen social services for Jews in poverty and need.

  Expenses $203,318,372 · Grants $171,980,677

• Innovative social services in Israel: JDC assists vulnerable Jews throughout the world. This mission is crucial in Israel, where JDC provides aid to Israel's most vulnerable citizens, including unemployed Israelis, children at risk, elderly and Israelis with disabilities. Before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and subsequent war, one million Israelis every week were touched by social services created by JDC. JDC leveraged its 100+ year presence in Israel to immediately respond to the October 7th attacks and ongoing war. In 2023, JDC provided urgent humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of Israel's most vulnerable, and tens of thousands more who never needed the organization's help before - the evacuated, those (cont. on Sched. O) under fire, and those facing financial hardship, and widespread trauma. This relief effort included: Providing tens of thousands of the hardest-hit Israelis with direct aid, including food and cash assistance; education, welfare, and employment services; mental health solutions, and online and mobile social services. Deploying training and tools to more than 42,000 professionals engaged in crisis response and trauma programs. Guiding and supporting more than 1,800 NGOs and municipalities providing emergency services and relief around Israel.Additionally war-related aid included providing grants and training to small businesses in Israel's south; the deployment of volunteers to support ailing farms and businesses and providing critically needed social services to the elderly and people with disabilities as widespread reserve duty created the absence of professionals from these industries; and the long term rehabilitation of Israeli frontline cities which suffered heavy destruction and losses. JDC uses a unique model, which maximizes our impact. JDC promotes innovation, running pilot programs to develop and test more promising ways to deliver social services. If a new idea succeeds, the Israeli government takes over the program and implements it throughout the nation. JDC uses the acronym "DNA" to describe this approach, since our involvement with a pilot has three stages: 1) design (i.e., coming up with a new idea); 2) nurture (i.e., testing the new program); and 3) accelerate (i.e., if it works, scaling it up and handing it off to be replicated).

  Expenses $101,588,188 · Grants $48,334,770

• Building Jewish life: JDC strengthens Jewish communities in three ways. First, JDC helps build Jewish identity and engagement among Jews with a variety of levels of Jewish affiliation through inclusive, pluralistic programs focused on Jewish culture and traditions. Second, JDC nurtures institutions and trains leaders so communities are efficient, transparent, representative, and self-reliant. Third, JDC urges communities to care for their most vulnerable members. As a result, there are synergies between our community development and care missions: Individuals are more likely to receive care and JDC has less need to provide it if vibrant local communities take on this responsibility. Programs focus on capacity-building through efforts to support the creation and maintenance of Jewish (cont. on Sched. O) communities, to strengthen communities by building communal participation, and to improve community life. Programs include: Leadership Initiatives & Training Developing Volunteerism Camping and Retreats Informal Jewish Education (clubs and other activities) Jewish Tradition/Religion/Holiday Celebrations Jewish Community Centers Formal Jewish Education (schools) Educational Activities & Materials (publications, curricula, e-learning, web-resources, libraries, etc.)After October 7th, JDC supported Jews, Jewish communities, and Israelis in Europe, Latin America, Africa & Asia, and the former Soviet Union with mental health, security, and social support in the face of growing vulnerability as a result of spiking antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment.In 2023, JDC has maintained its wide-ranging programming focused on thousands of Jewish cultural, religious, and education offerings for tens of thousands of Jews in conflict-ravaged Ukraine. For example, JDC staff and volunteers delivered 50,000 boxes of matzah across Ukraine for Passover and organized more than 200 seders, both in-person and online, in JDC-supported social service centers, Jewish community centers, and other facilities across Ukraine. The JDC-hosted seders drew more than 10,000 participants. In addition, JDC supported more than 300 Ukrainian Jews hosting Passover celebrations in their own homes.Additionally, a major highlight of 2023 was JDC's first post-pandemic Summit where JDC and European Jewish partners convened more than 400 leaders from over 25 countries to address a variety of challenges and opportunities facing lay and professional leadership in European Jewish communities.

  Expenses $11,858,832 · Grants $10,031,016 · Revenue $778,417

• Global Response & Innovative Development (GRID) Program: This program responds to humanitarian crises, natural disasters, and development challenges through emergency response and recovery work and development programs for vulnerable populations. JDC also convenes and coordinates the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Response, an alliance of 40+ Jewish agencies that respond to major global crises and disasters. In 2023, JDC responded to powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Morocco. In Turkey, JDC supplied food and material aid to 40,000 survivors, and shelter solutions for 3,000 people and 4 ambulances serving a catchment of 3 million people. In Morocco, JDC delivered food and material aid to over 1,000 households and supplied durable Saharan tents to house 1,860 survivors, along with gas heaters and latrines. Research and Development: These programs include JDC's research institutes, other types of research studies and JDC's investment in development of technologies and information systems. Entwine: a one-of-a-kind JDC movement for young Jewish leaders, influencers, and advocates who seek to make a meaningful impact on global Jewish needs and international humanitarian issues through education, leadership development, and volunteer service. In 2023, Entwine expanded its global immersive experience participant numbers to 350+; increased college student engagement through it's KAHAL initiative; and trained over 140 leaders for the global Jewish community and mobilized over 180 Entwine alumni to support JDC's Israel Emergency Campaign.

  Expenses $16,313,860 · Grants $7,189,740 · Revenue $632,534

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• HillelThe Foundation for Jewish Campus

  $383,567

  general

• Cadena Foundation

  $373,314

  general

• High Atlas Foundation

  $150,000

  general

• Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc

  $103,000

  general

• Trust Operation Jewish Federation of Cleveland

  $100,000

  general

• Moishe House

  $65,000

  general

• Multifaith Alliance Inc

  $45,000

  general

• Friends of Jewish Community of S Petersburg Inc

  $40,000

  general

• World Council of Jewish Communal Service

  $30,000

  general

• The Arnold P Gold Foundation

  $30,000

  general

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• (1)Swergold Family Foundation for Children

  501(c)(3) · see part VII · DE

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (2)Jack G Buncher Charitable Fund for AJJDC

  501(c)(3) · see part VII · PA

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (3)The Thalheimer Family - JDC Support Fdn

  501(c)(3) · see part VII · DE

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (4)Charity Fund JDC

  see part VII · RS

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (5)Intl Social Orgn AJJDC Inc

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (6)Intl Public Organization United Joint

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (7)The American JJDC Inc Center

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (8)Public Orn Joint in the NE Reg of Ukr

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (9)AJJDC Moldova

  see part VII · MD

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (10)Local Charity Fund Joint

  see part VII · BO

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (11)Joint Israel

  501(c)(3) · see part VII · IS

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (12)The Maurice & Vivienne Wohl Charitable Fdn

  see part VII · VQ

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (13)Joint Bulgaria Association

  see part VII · BU

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (14)JDC Estonia Sihtausutus

  see part VII · EN

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (15)Fundacja JDC Poland

  see part VII · PL

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (16)AJJDC - Europe

  see part VII · SP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (17)The AJJDC Deutschland EV

  see part VII · GM

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (18)Public Organization Halom

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (19)The AJJDC (UK) Trust

  see part VII · UK

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (20)Yesod Jewish St Petersburg Comm House

  see part VII · RS

  Directly controlled by Charity Fund

• (21)Jewish Charity Foundation Beyteinu

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by Int'l Soc OR

• (22)Leatid France

  see part VII · FR

  Directly controlled by AJJDC - Paris

• (23)AJJDC Paris

  see part VII · FR

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (24)Associata JDC-RO

  see part VII · RO

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (25)Indian Joint Trust

  see part VII · IN

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (26)JDC Switzerland Association

  see part VII · SZ

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (27)Malben Institute

  see part VII · IS

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (28)ELKA

  see part VII · IS

  Directly controlled by Joint Israel

• (29)JDC Latin American Foundation

  see part VII · UY

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (30)AJJDC Europe Asia and Africa

  see part VII · HU

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (31)JDC Hungary Foundation

  see part VII · HU

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (32)Association Joint Distribution Committee

  see part VII · MO

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (33)Taub Center

  see part VII · IS

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (34)Solomonica JCC Dnepropetrovsk

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (35)Jewish Cultural Center Solomonika

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (36)Wohl BVI Limited

  see part VII · VQ

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (37)Jewish Cultural Center Kedem

  see part VII · MD

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (38)Jewish Distribution Committee in Georgia

  see part VII · GG

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (39)Community Jewish Cultural Center Beith Ross

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (40)International Public Organization Jewish Joint Center for Development)

  see part VII · UP

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

• (41)JDC International Ltd

  see part VII · IS

  Directly controlled by AJJDC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

11 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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